Video: LIVE! from Trekky House II: Phil Cook & His Feat

We continue our LIVE! From Trekky House video series today with a performance by Phil Cook & His Feat. Phil chose to take advantage of his one-man-band size and play in the upstairs bathroom of Trekky House. The magic, reflective reverb of the washroom was a perfect setting for Phil's tender rendition of "Ballad of a Hungry Mother", a song from his new album Hungry Mother Blues. You can order the album now from the Trekky Records Online Store.

MP3: Phil Cook & His Feat - Ballad Of A Hungry Mother [from the Hungry Mother Blues LP]

Butterflies Announce June NC Dates

Butterflies have announced a string of dates next month across the fair state of North Carolina! Make sure to stay tuned for some really exciting Butterflies developments, including more Summer dates!

Butterflies' latest album Residual Child is available now in the Online Store. Also make sure to check out the new Westfalia cassette, featuring new music by Josh, Joe Norkus (Embarrassing Fruits), and Robert Britt.

06-03 Winston Salem, NC - The Garage*
06-04 Chapel Hill, NC - The Cave*
06-17 Charlotte, NC - Visulite Theater*
06-24 Carrboro, NC - Jesse's#

*with Jon Lindsay
#with Birds and Arrows

Phil Cook performs with Bon Iver on Jimmy Fallon

Last night, Phil Cook accompanied his dear friend and former bandmate Justin Vernon for Bon Iver's performance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Phil played piano for a medley of covers, including Bonnie Raitt's "I Can't Make You Love Me" and "Nick of Time", as well as Donny Hathaway's "A Song For You". You can watch the video above. Phil Cook & His Feat's new album is out now and you can order it right here.

Trekky Records welcomes Brice Randall Bickford!

We are thrilled to officially welcome Brice Randall Bickford to the Trekky Records family! Bickfords's new self-titled record will be released on June 14, 2011 in our signature 3-part package, featuring a vinyl record, CD and MP3 download, plus a beautiful hand-numbered jacket adorned with gold foil.

We've been friends and fans of Brice Randall Bickford for years, hanging on every word of every song on every album he's released as The Strugglers. We couldn't be more excited to release this gorgeous album and welcome BRB to the fold.

It’s been a decade since Brice Randall Bickford began performing under the name “The Strugglers”. In this time, he has released five albums, toured the world, and earned a reputation as a master of subtle, narrative songwriting. Bickford's dense, poetic lyrics imbue his compositions with an enduring vitality, rewarding the listener with additional layers of meaning upon each successive listen. Now 32, he has cast off “The Strugglers” moniker and recorded his most focused and nuanced full length to date. Collaborating closely with acclaimed producer Scott Solter (The Mountain Goats, Spoon, John Vanderslice), Bickford created a lush and detailed sonic landscape for his painstakingly crafted lines to inhabit. The bare-bones Americana sound of The Strugglers is traded for the crisp, studio driven production style of late 70’s pop-folk, heightening the emotion and coloring the mood of each composition.



1. Kindling
2. Working Woman/Lazy Demons
3. The Lamberth Annex
4. Danville
5. Clay Divorcée
6. Into Our Covers
7. Songstress
8. Every Time They Tagged You
9. Up Against The Hem
10. On The Caesura Of Paying Attention

MP3: Brice Randall Bickford - Songstress [from the Brice Randall Bickford LP]

Phil Cook & His Feat's Hungry Mother Blues out today!

Phil Cook & His Feat's new album, Hungry Mother Blues, is out today! You can order your copy from the Trekky Records Online Store, or if you live in the Triangle, you can pick it up at CD Alley, Bull City Records, All Day Records or Schoolkids. Only $12 for our signature 3-part package, which includes an LP, CD and MP3 download.


Order now!

MP3: Phil Cook & His Feat - Ballad Of A Hungry Mother [from the Hungry Mother Blues LP]

Video: Phil Cook & His Feat - "Alberta" @ All Day Records

Phil Cook & His Feat played an intimate in-store performance yesterday at All Day Records in Carrboro, NC, in celebration of his new Hungry Mother Blues LP, which comes out tomorrow on Trekky Records. Here he plays a beautiful dobro rendition of "Alberta" a traditional song popularized by Bob Dylan. Stay tuned for more exciting Phil Cook & His Feat news!